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In the coming days, Facebook will roll out a new one-control system that sets a default level of privacy for sharing with friends only, friends of friends, and everyone. In addition, the options for controlling what apps and sites have access to your information have been simplified, and a one-stop, full opt-out option has been added for the Instant Personalization features (as well as for apps and website sharing). Users will also have more granular control over information-sharing than they currently have, but those options have been condensed to a single page for simpler navigation. Any changes to your settings are effective retroactively, as well, hiding any information you've made public in the past, but wish you hadn't.
A new, easy-to-understand grid displaying all of your settings is also being implemented. Facebook has also reduced the amount of information that is required to be visible to everyone to just your name, gender, profile pic (if you have one) and the networks to which you belong. Once the changes go live, a notification will appear on your homepage; in the meantime, you can explore the changes in more detail at the Facebook Blog and in the Help Center. [From: Facebook]
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Subscribe to commentsglennMay 26th 2010 4:00PM
Just a question. Could someone educate me why it would be anyones business what networks a person belongs to. Seems to me that it should be a private item
sbrubyslippersMay 26th 2010 4:07PM
i know glenn. why people want to know alot of things about us , makes me feel uncomfortable i feel we are just telling them{ we don't really know them} way too much info. what's next!
Olan5topsMay 26th 2010 5:59PM
Hi! People will snoop. Bosses, people hiring others, those who screen for clubs and orginazations, or stalkers read things like Facebook to gleen what they can. Sometimes they use information wrongly. Either way, informatiion is power.
tlapainMay 26th 2010 4:13PM
I cancelled my facebook and myspace pages/acct.s (for good) not because of the privacy settings but because they (the owners) sold my information that was supposed to be for friends only to advertisers and marketing companies. The owners of these sites will always do something unethical for money. I went to spokeo? and was very surprised at what info is out there for the grabbing, such activities and hobbies and interests and pictures that I know must have come from Myspace or Facebook.
CeCeMay 26th 2010 4:20PM
Spokeo? has incorrect info on me. Imagine my surprise that I'm actually a man! No one forces us to put our info on our computers. And I don't. After having money taken from my checking account (that the bank refunded0 I take extra care with what I type and what I say.
CraigMay 26th 2010 5:29PM
If you don't wanna use FaceBook don't use, and stop crying already....
JaneMay 26th 2010 5:44PM
Did you all know this VERY COMMENT board has a HYPERLINK, (YOUR NAME!) that leads to a page the has recorded EVERY COMMENT YOU HAVE EVER MADE! I just found this out myself and I AM OUTRAGED! How dare they collect this information on us, and THEN SHARE IT PERMANENTLY WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD!! Try it. Click on your name.
johnspollMay 26th 2010 6:16PM
Can someone help me with this one. A person that was previously close to me, assumed my identity, made a facebook profile with all my information and photos and is sending friend requests to all my friends, family, my job. She is posing as me and is saying malicious, racist, things and could possibly get me fired from my job. People don't know that this is not me. Is there anything I can do about this? She basically stole my identity and is using it on facebook.